Overland Park At-A-Glance
A suburb of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, Overland Park was incorporated as a first-class city May 20, 1960 with a population of 28,085. Since then, the nationally recognized city has grown to more than 173,000 residents, making it the second most populous city in Kansas.
| Location |
Johnson County, Kansas
OP represents about 1/3 of Johnson County's population |
| Population (estimate) |
approx. 173,719 residents (7-1-09)
Second largest city in Kansas |
| Land area |
75.33 square miles (7-1-09) |
| Form of government |
Mayor - Council - City Manager |
| Governing Body |
Mayor – elected at-large
12 Councilmembers – two from each of 6 Wards
All serve four-year, staggered terms |
| Median age |
37.8 (American Community Survey 2006-08 average estimate) |
| Median household income |
$72,319 (American Community Survey 2006-08 average estimate) |
| Housing units |
72,598 (American Community Survey 2006-08 average estimate) |
| Average appraised value of home |
$248,682 (2009, Johnson County Appraiser’s Office) |
| Assessed valuation (estimate) |
$2.76 billion |
| Dollar value of new construction |
$117,130,108 (single-family residential, 2008)
$216,333,643 (commercial and industrial, 2008) |
| Mill levy/property tax rate |
8.890 mills |
| Sales tax rate |
0.0865 |
| Bond rating |
AAA |
| Retail sales in city |
$3.961 billion (2008) |
| Sister city |
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany |
| School districts |
Blue Valley, Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Spring Hill |
| Utilities |
None provided by city (approved provider list) |